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Ikhsan Fandi
Singaporean professional footballer (born 1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ikhsan bin Fandi Ahmad (born 9 April 1999), better known as Ikhsan Fandi, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a striker or winger for Thai League club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national team. Considered as one of the best strikers in the country, he is known for his long-range efforts, finishing, speed, body size and dribbling.
![]() Ikhsan playing for Raufoss IL in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ikhsan bin Fandi Ahmad[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | BG Pathum United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | National Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | Hércules | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | Barnechea | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Home United | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Young Lions | 30 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Raufoss | 37 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Jerv | 36 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | BG Pathum United | 42 | (29) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Singapore U22 | 20 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Singapore U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017– | Singapore | 38 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 |
Ikhsan began his footballing career by going through the youth system at the National Football Academy (NFA), with subsequent stints and trials at various clubs before debuting as a professional at the age of 17 at local club Home United[upper-alpha 1] in 2016.[2] Ikhsan would move to the Young Lions in 2017, before signing for Norwegian clubs Raufoss IL and FK Jerv, respectively, netting a total of 16 goals in all competitions.[3] In 2021, he moved back to Asia, signing for Thailand's BG Pathum United.
Ikhsan currently holds the record of netting the fastest four goals scored by a player in the Thai League history in eleven minutes against PT Prachuap on 5 April 2022. He also is the first Singaporean player to score in the AFC Champions League knockout stage.